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FES-PET/CT in Predicting Treatment Response in Patients with Endocrine Refractory, Recurrent or Metastatic Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer

Trial Status: administratively complete

This research trial studies F-18 16 alpha-fluoroestradiol (FES)-positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in predicting response to treatment in patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer that that does not respond to endocrine treatment (endocrine refractory) and has come back (recurrent) or has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic). FES-PET/CT is a type of scan that measures the amount of estrogen receptors in the breast cancer, which may be a sign of how the cancer is responding to treatment. If the levels of estrogen receptors can predict the cancer's response to treatment, and can be measured using FES-PET/CT scans, doctors may be able to choose a treatment that works best for each patient and measure how well the patient is responding without performing surgery for a biopsy.